Buchan Primary School
4 Dalley Street, Buchan VIC 3885
Buchan Primary School is a government primary school in Buchan, VIC from Prep to Year 6 with about 25 students. Its ICSEA is 1,017, where the national average is 1000.
ICSEA, Language background, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander share, Teaching staff, School website: ACARA School Profile 2025. Source: Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA). Terms
Attendance and enrolment
Students by year level, latest published year.
About this school, from public sources
Publicly available information, drawn from the school's own website, describes Buchan Primary School as a small government primary in Victoria's Buchan Valley, established in 1877, with a close-knit, family-style atmosphere where students of mixed ages learn and play together. The school offers a range of specialist programs including PE, library, the arts, cooking, student leadership, STEAM, outdoor and environmental education, and Italian language, plus participation in the Sporting Schools Program with qualified coaching across several sports.
Often praised
- Family-like small-school atmosphere
- Broad specialist program offering
- Outdoor and environmental education focus
This note was generated from publicly available online sources (the school's website, official pages and online feedback) as at September 2026. It reflects what is said online, not an assessment by SchoolList AU or any government body, and it deliberately records only neutral and positive points. Confidence: low. Verify anything important with the school. Report an inaccuracy.
NAPLAN
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Location and nearby schools
Straight-line distances. List every school within 5 to 50 km.
Schools with a similar ICSEA in VIC
Same sector and type, ICSEA within 25 points. This is the comparison that separates teaching from postcode.
| School | Suburb | Type | Students | ICSEA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany Rise Primary School | Mulgrave | Public primary · P-6 | 188 | 1,017 |
| Halls Gap Primary School | Halls Gap | Public primary · P-6 | 35 | 1,017 |
| Harrisfield Primary School | Noble Park | Public primary · P-6 | 235 | 1,017 |
| Killara Primary School | Sunbury | Public primary · P-6 | 304 | 1,017 |
| Macclesfield Primary School | Macclesfield | Public primary · P-6 | 124 | 1,017 |
| Wangaratta West Primary School | Wangaratta | Public primary · P-6 | 468 | 1,017 |
About this data
Figures are from the latest published datasets and can lag the school by a year. Confirm enrolment rules and catchment boundaries with the school or department before relying on them.